The Albion Sentinel
Market31 Jul 2028
Only the photograph left for Andrés Romero
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Andrés Romero will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Albion the goodbyes have quietly begun.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
Carlos Airala frozen out at Albion
This is not rotation. Carlos Airala has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Albion is pretending otherwise.
Match29 Jul 2028
4 matches without a win for Albion
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Albion are no longer polite ones.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Santiago Costa in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Albion this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Words at Albion training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Lucas Rodríguez is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Boardroom31 Jul 2028
Albion agree a free transfer for Elbio Núñez
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Market31 Jul 2028
Albion promote Nicolas Cardozo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicolas Cardozo has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market31 Jul 2028
Albion promote Maximiliano Varela from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Maximiliano Varela has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market31 Jul 2028
Diego Coates steps up from the Albion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Diego Coates has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Transfer targets Deadline beats Albion to Julen Ansó
- Squad Maximiliano Giménez signs on for more
- Match Albion share the spoils with Uruguay Montevideo